MICROPROCESSOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

Example:

a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("microprocessor" is a kind of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)

Holonyms ("microprocessor" is a part of...):

microcomputer; PC; personal computer (a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)

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